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DIVING GREECE INTRODUCTION




COUNTRY INFORMATION


Official name

Hellenic Republic


Capital

Athens


Coordinates

39°00’ N, 22°00’ E


Location
Greece is the southernmost country of the Balkan Peninsula. The country shares borders with Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria on the north, Turkey and Aegan Sea on the east, Mediterranean on the south and Ionian Sea on the west.


Area

Total area: 131 940 sq km
Land area: 130 800 sq km
Water area: 1 140 sq km


Land boundaries

1 228 km


Coastline

13 676 km


Administrative division

Greece is divided into 51 prefectures (nomoi) and 1 autonomous region.


Political system
Greece is a parliamentary republic. President is the head of state and Prime Minister is the head of government. President is elected every five years. Parliament is elected every four years and consists of 300 members.


Population

10 722 816


Ethnic groups

Greek 96%, other (Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish) 4%


Religions

Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1,5%, other 0,5%